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Techsters Travel Woes Continue

Feb. 8, 2008

MOSCOW - Louisiana Tech's travel woes on its current two-game Western Athletic Conference road trip continued Friday as the Lady Techsters were still en route to Idaho as of 10 p.m. CST.

Tech, which lost to Boise State Thursday - one day after it took the team 19 hours to get from Ruston to Boise - , flew into Spokane, Washington, early Friday morning only to find out the road to Moscow was closed due to snow drifts.

After practicing at Gonzaga University for two hours, the Tech traveling party checked into a Spokane hotel after being told the odds of the road opening were not favorable.

However, at 7 p.m. PST, the road opened and the Techsters checked out of the hotel and began the two-hour ride through the mountains.

Tech head coach Chris Long said his team can't use the adversity as an excuse and must come out focused and ready to go when they tip off at 9 p.m. CST Saturday.

"It's been a tough trip for us, as tough as one as I can remember," Long said. "However, those are the cards we were dealt and we must play our hand. Our team can't focus on the problems we've had; instead, we must focus on what we have to do to win the game."

Tech (10-12, 4-5 WAC) faces an Idaho team that is only 2-18 on the year. However, the Vandals have shown quite an improvement since the first meeting of the year against the Lady Techsters, a 61-39 Tech win.

In its last two games, Idaho (2-18, 1-7) has fallen to Boise State 65-60 and to New Mexico State 64-61, both games coming at Cowan Spectrum. In both games, Idaho was tied or had the lead in the final minute of play before coming up just short.

"There is no doubt they are playing as well as they've played all year," Long said. "They've recently gone to a lineup of four freshmen and one sophomore, and the thing that stands out is how hard they are playing. I'm expecting a tough game. They always seem to play well at home."

What: Louisiana Tech at Idaho When: Saturday at 9 p.m. CST Where: Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho Radio: KXKZ 107.5 FM Internet Audio: www.z1075fm.com

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